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From: kosma%human-torch@stc.lockheed.com (Monty Kosma)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Disk recall notice
Message-ID: <21411@snow-white.udel.EDU>
Date: 7 Jun 90 20:43:00 GMT
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I would like to prefix this by saying that I really like Spectrum Holobyte
basically because of Falcon, and I won't hesitate to buy another of their
products.  

but...

	   Let me get this straight.

	   The Russian inventor of Tetris invents the game.

there's been some debate of this...though I don't really know who to believe

	   He markets the game internationally.

	   He licenses the game to Spectrum Holobyte, who is responsible for
   distributing and protecting HIS rights.

	   Clones appear, ripping off the Tetris name.  This hurts not only
   Spectrum Holobyte as AMerican distributor but the original, Russian author.

some of the clones (like, Tetris and Tetrix) clearly were ripping off the
Tetris name.  But take, for example, the game "Obsess"--to me, its gameplay
was sufficiently expanded and different from the original tetris, and
clearly its name was quite different...it seems that Spectrum Holobyte's
forcing this particular tetris "look-similar" (?) off the pd market was
a bit on the bullying side.  

	   Spectrum Holobyte moves to protect its rights as distributor and
   the rights of the Russian author.

	   And YOU TELL ME THAT THIS IS BAD????

	   Well, now I guess I should be mad and annoyed at people
   defending their rights.......

no, but to some people, SH has gone a bit too far with some of their claims...